66Foxtrot Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 This is Revell of Germany's 1/48 Rafale B. Finished it up today. Great kit, terrible decals (Cartograph, too). Like, old Academy bad decals. I built it to the point of being ready for primer, then lost interest in it- 1 1/2 years ago (!) Lots of scratchbuilt stuff in the cockpit, including the ejector handles and new parachute headboxes on the seats. I decided to finish it 2 weeks ago, and figured I'd have it done by New Year's Eve. Alas, the decals were matte-finished, brittle, and impermeable to all solvents: MicroSet, Mr. Mark Softer, Solvaset, and even Future brushed under the edges. The edges of the wing Tiger markings still peeled back, and rolled up. I ended up slicing the leading edges off, and repainting the differences by hand. Otherwise, it'd have been done in 2010. Apologies for the terrible photos, I haven't replaced the water-damaged lightbox I had to throw away. At any rate, it's rescued from the Shelf O' Despair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guaguachong Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 nice job. the painting is great, i like these decals but i also heard that it is very hard to treat them. great work thanks for sharing. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 James I gotta say that sure turned out splendidly for being such a difficult model. Beautiful job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Very cool scheme! Your skills certainly covered your problems perfectly. I'd have never guessed you had a problem by your results! Congrats! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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